And he directly accused Republicans of stealing the 2000 election for
George W. Bush in a contest that was finally settled by the U.S. Supreme
Court, giving the president a 537-vote victory.

"What can you do to prevent them from stealing the election
again?" Kerry asked a crowd of hundreds at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Community Center in Hollywood, his first stop in a three-city Florida campaign
swing Monday.

"We're going to pre-check it, we're going to have the legal team in
place," said Kerry, who expected to easily win today's Florida
presidential primary. "We're going to take injunctions where necessary
ahead of time. We'll pre-challenge if necessary."

[John Kerry] is impatient with Democratic oratory about the
"stolen" election. "Stop crying in your teacups," he told
one audience. "It isn't going to change. Get over it."

Many were outraged at Kerry's comment at the time, including
myself. The statement was indicative of just how out of touch the Democratic
establishment was with the party they were supposed to be leading. Was it any
wonder that Kerry was in such sad shape last year as a candidate?

I don't know what changed between then and now but if it is real then maybe,
just maybe, Kerry has a chance of winning.